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Mikey Musumeci recently shared his thoughts about the current state of grappling \u2013 describing a sport running low on momentum after losing several of the athletes who fueled its growth.<\/strong><\/p>\n Here is what Musumeci had to say in a recent interview:<\/p>\n Right now the state of grappling is really bad. I think that there were five people from the past generation when this growth of no-gi happened.<\/p>\n First of all, it\u2019s because of Gordon Ryan I feel that no-gi exploded. He continued, pointing to how much that momentum depended on a small group of athletes who have since stepped back:<\/p>\n But Gordon Ryan, Craig Jones, the Ruotolos, and me, I feel like really benefited from that time period.<\/p>\n And then what happened was Gordon stopped competing. Craig stopped competing. Ruotolo started focusing more on MMA. Musumeci elaborated on just how far the sport\u2019s energy has dropped compared to before:<\/p>\n We\u2019re in a really bad area in grappling right now. I\u2019ve been talking to a lot of people about it. You know, at one point grappling had so much buzz, so much energy, and it\u2019s kind of less right now. He also pointed to a personality gap among current competitors as part of the broader problem:<\/p>\n We\u2019re not getting the buzz from grappling athletes anymore. Jiu-Jitsu athletes, they all have no personalities. The grappling athletes don\u2019t think in their mind, how can I be exciting to fans? \n \ud83d\udca5 What if slowing down was the fastest way to win?<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcad Tired of Getting Smashed by Younger, Stronger Grapplers?<\/p>\n It\u2019s not your age. It\u2019s your strategy.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re a passionate grappler over 35 who\u2019s sick of getting outpaced, outmuscled, or out-cardio\u2019d by opponents half your age \u2014 this 120 page e-book<\/strong> was made for you.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd13 Unlock the Power of Sloth Jiu-Jitsu:<\/p>\n \n Tired of waking up sore and burnt out after lifting?
Shout out to Gordon Ryan. He deserves a lot of props for growing our sport, especially no-gi.<\/p>\n
So no-gi, unfortunately, everything\u2019s phased out a little bit and we\u2019re kind of in this dry area.<\/p>\n
It just doesn\u2019t feel like it used to.<\/p>\n
Even ADCC doesn\u2019t feel like it used to, right? All these tournaments don\u2019t.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re kind of like robots. There\u2019s no appeal to it.<\/p>\n
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